Originally Posted by john m flores

I've lived through the 90s and the 00's PEDs eras. They both started with glorious new heroes. Headlines of magnificent victories. Fresh faces exalted by the cycling media.

And then you started hearing whispers. And not far down the road, an asterisk was placed upon every podium. Every victory.

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...won't get fooled again."

As entertaining as the TdF is, they have to do much more to wipe away my skepticism and win back my trust.